How Long To Beat

Alex, Paula, and Ric take a dive into palette cleanser games. What are they? Why are they? And how can you enjoy them to? This is nestled neatly between the hosts covering their beaten, retired, and currently playing games, and a new round of How Long To Beat? The Game!

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00:00:00 - Intro

Games Mentioned:

Alex: Bloom [Playdate], Art7 [Playdate], The Conquest of Helios [Playdate], Playdate Week 2 [Playdate], Live A Live [Switch], Cyberpunk 2077 [Xbox], Disco Elysium [PC], Tapeworm Disco Puzzle [Playdate], Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot [Xbox], Sketch, Share, Solve [Playdate]

Ric: RealMyst: Masterpiece Edition (PC), Sayonara Wild Hearts (PS4), DIVINATION (Switch), Metal Slug 5 (Vita), Remnant: From the Ashes (PC), Rocket League (PC), Risk of Rain 2 (PC), Days Gone (PS4), Live A Live (Switch), The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past (GBA), Return of the Obra Dinn (PC), Railbound (Android), Automaton Lung (3DS)

Paula: Age of Empires IV [PC], Piofiore: Fated Memories [Switch], The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past [NSO Switch], Railbound [PC]

Alex, Paula, and Ric are back once again to discuss the games they've beaten, retired  and are playing and take a little detour to talk about the current Game of the Month. They roll along a more serious topic: gamifying politics! Should we even be doing that? They round it all off with another round of How Long To Beat? The Game!

HowLongToBeat forums - https://howlongtobeat.com/forum

Discord – https://discord.gg/v5F26Dk

Email - [email protected]

Music – Ian Edward

Graphic design – M4thew

00:00:00 - Intro

00:01:15 - Beaten

00:13:10 - Retired

00:17:37 - Playing

00:19:45 - Game of the Month: Link to the Past

00:32:54 - Playing Cont.

01:00:40 - Gamifying Politics

01:47:10 - HLTB The Game

Games Mentioned:

Alex: Dorfromantik [PC], A Joke that’s Worth $0.99 [Playdate], Necrocrisis [Playdate], Ace Attorney Investigations 2: Prosecutor’s Path [NDS], Live A Live [Switch], Cyberpunk 2077 [Xbox], Disco Elysium [PC], The Invisible Hours [PCVR], Bloom [Playdate], Tapeworm Disco Puzzle [Playdate], The Conquest of Helios [Playdate], Chesstris Mini [Playdate], Art7 [Playdate]

Ric: Where Shadows Slumber (Android), Serial Cleaner (Switch), Days Gone (PS4), Remnant: From the Ashes (PC), Live A Live (Switch), Sayonara Wild Hearts (PS4),

Paula: Age of Empires IV [PC], Piofiore: Fated Memories [Switch], The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past [NSO Switch]

Last week the gang tackled vacation gaming and so it only seemed fitting to talk about the reverse this week: gaming while busy! Alex, Paula, and Ric once again discuss the games they've beaten and are playing, but no retirements this week. They round it all off with another round of How Long To Beat? The Game!  

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As the summer holidays draw to a close, Alex, Paula, and Ric discuss holiday gaming in this week’s episode topic. You can see in the timestamps that the topic falls after discussing the hosts’ beaten, retired, and currently playing games, but before your weekly dose of How Long To Beat? The Game! [the timestamps do render this paragraph somewhat redundant but that’s the format and I’m not about to screw with it at episode 84 maybe some other time]

HowLongToBeat forums - https://howlongtobeat.com/forum

Music – Ian Edward

00:00:00 - Intro

Games:

Paula: Myst [PC], Age of Empires IV [PC], Piofiore: Fated Memories [Switch]

Ric: Undertale (Vita), Days Gone (PS4), Remnant: From the Ashes (PC), Live A Live (Switch), Where Shadows Slumber (Android), Gunstar Super Heroes (GBA), Cursed to Golf (Switch), Serial Cleaner (Switch), Animal Crossing: Wild World (DS)

Alex: Age of Empires IV [PC], The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-Earth II [PC], Shadowrun: Returns [PC], Sniper Elite V2 Remastered [PC], Final Fantasy IV [GBA], Glass Masquerade [Switch], Ace Attorney Investigations 2: Prosecutor’s Path [NDS], Live A Live [Switch], Resident Evil 4 VR [Oculus], Piczle Lines DX [Switch]

Ric, Paula and Alex are back once again with a - probably - unhealthy dose of games to talk about! As always, they talk about the games they’ve beaten, retired and been playing; then Paula sings the song of her people, as they tackle the topic of Age of Empires IV; and they finish off the episode with the hit game How Long To Beat? The Game!

HowLongToBeat forums - https://howlongtobeat.com/forum

Discord – https://discord.gg/v5F26Dk

Email - [email protected]

Music – Ian Edward

Graphic design – M4thew

00:00:00 - Intro

00:01:41 - Beaten

00:32:03 - Retired

00:46:25 - Playing

01:19:45 - Age of Empires IV

01:59:51 - HLTB The Game

Games Mentioned:

Paula: Stardew Valley [PC],  Age of Empires IV [PC], Piofiore: Fated Memories [Switch], Hashihime of the Old Book Town [PC], Collar x Malice [Vita], Pokemon Conquest [DS], TLoZ: Ocarina of Time [N64]

Ric: The Witcher (PC), Secret of Mana (Vita), Tangle Tower (Switch), Broforce (Switch), Alive4Ever (iOS), Lofi Ping Pong (Switch), Dodgeball Academia (PC), Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance (PC), Days Gone (PS4), Undertale (Vita), Live A Live (Switch), Remnant: From the Ashes (PC), Where Shadows Slumber (Android),

Alex: Pokemon Puzzle League [N64], Unmemory [PC], Piczle Colors [Switch], Threaded [Switch], Mario Tennis [N64], Mario Golf [N64], Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards [N64], Dr. Mario 64 [N64], Star Wars: Rebel Assault II [PC], Ace Attorney Investigations 2: Prosecutor’s Path [NDS], Live A Live [Switch], Glass Masquerade [Switch], Age of Empires IV [PC]

Time for the next instalment of New Game+! This is a series where we occasionally revisit a topic from the podcast in more depth for an unedited mini-episode. These episodes run around 45 minutes to an hour. Sometimes our lives get in the way of our recording but we always want to make sure you've got something to enjoy each week! These aren't released on a regular schedule but on an as-needed basis.  

If there's a topic we've covered before that you'd really like to hear us expand upon, then let us know on the HLTB forums, Discord, or at [email protected].  

In this episode of NG+, Paula, Ric, and Alex discuss the Point & Click genre! As well as outlining what makes a game fit into the genre, each host brings five-game recommendations to the table for first-time players and genre veterans!  

Music – Ian Edward 

Graphic design – M4thew  

Games Mentioned:    

It’s an arcade-themed episode this week as Alex, Paula, and Ric discuss arcade gaming in the modern age. This topic is the meat sandwiched between the bread that is our hosts’ beaten/retired/playing games, and the hit game How Long To Beat? The Game!

HowLongToBeat forums - https://howlongtobeat.com/forum

Music – Ian Edward

00:00:00 - Intro

Games:

Paula: A Building Full of Cats [PC], Spore [PC], The Great Ace Attorney: Adventures [Switch], Stardew Valley [PC], Hollow Knight [PC], Stray [PC], Age of Empires IV [PC], Piofiore: Fated Memories [Switch], Collar x Malice [Vita],

Ric: Sifu (PS4), Castlevania Adventure (GB/PS4), Space Harrier (Arcade), Space Harrier 3D (3DS), Luigi’s Mansion: Arcade (Arcade), Alien vs. Predator (Arcade), The Witcher (PC), Secret of Mana (Vita), Tangle Tower (Switch), Alive4Ever (iOS), Days Gone (PS4), Live A Live (Switch),

Alex: Neon White [PC], Timespinner [Switch], Metal Slug [Arcade], Dangun Feverun (Fever SOS) [Arcade], Escape Academy [PC], Alien vs. Predator [Arcade], Super Pac-Man [Arcade], Power Wash Simulator [PC], Ace Attorney Investigations 2: Prosecutor’s Path [NDS], Raiden DX [Arcade], Final Fantasy IV [GBA]

Back at it again for another week of games! This week, Alex, Paula, and Ric talked about games we're playing,  have retired and beaten. Then they the topic of characters in videogames before finishing things off with a round of HLTB: The Game! Spoiler alert: we get a winner this week for round 2!

HowLongToBeat forums - https://howlongtobeat.com/forum

Discord – https://discord.gg/v5F26Dk

Email - [email protected]

Music – Ian Edward

Graphic design – M4thew

00:00:00 - Intro

00:01:29 - Beaten

00:33:35 - Retired

00:34:52 - Playing

01:11:50 - Characters

01:42:17 - HLTB The Game

Games Mentioned:

Alex: Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance [PC], Ace Attorney Investigations: Miles Edgeworth [NDS], Lust from Beyond [PC],  Ace Attorney Investigations 2: Prosecutor’s Path [NDS], Neon White [PC], Timespinner [Switch]

Paula:  Hollow Knight [PC], Valkyria Chronicles [PC], The Great Ace Attorney: Adventures [Switch], Warcraft III Classic [PC],

Ric: Neon White (PC), Pocky & Rocky Reshrined (Switch), Lonely Mountains: Downhill (PC), The Witcher (PC), Sifu (PS4), Secret of Mana (Vita)

Back at it again for another week of games! This week, Alex, Paula, and Ric talked about games we're playing,  have retired and beaten. Then they grab a nice warm blanket and get all cuddled up to talk cozy games before finishing things off with a round of HLTB: The Game! Spoiler alert: we get a winner this week for round 2!  

HowLongToBeat forums - https://howlongtobeat.com/forum

Discord – https://discord.gg/v5F26Dk

Email - [email protected]  

Music – Ian Edward Graphic design – M4thew  

Games Mentioned:  

Back at it again for another week of games! This week, Alex, Paula, and Ric talked about games we're playing,  have retired and beaten. They then shout out the game of the month: Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance,  before finishing things off with a round of HLTB: The Game!

HowLongToBeat forums - https://howlongtobeat.com/forum

Discord – https://discord.gg/v5F26Dk

Email - [email protected]

Music – Ian Edward

Graphic design – M4thew

Games Mentioned